by Amanda Heath As students, gaining experience while working on the MLIS is a priority for many of us. We participate in internships or volunteer in settings that allow us to practice putting our theoretical knowledge to work, only to discover at times that the task of doing so is not so easy. Another way to gain best practices in…
by Amanda Choi Put a group of LIS students together and inevitably talk turns to the much anticipated and much dreaded job search. In this tough economy, horror stories abound and it is easy for those of us interested in working at academic libraries to become pessimistic before even sending out that first application. But how much of our talk…
by Brian McManus Professional development does not start when you get your first librarianship after being newly minted from library school. It begins when you start your MLIS and begin to understand all the professional opportunities that are available. Not only librarians and other information professionals conduct research, write articles, and are committee members that contribute to the greater library world. …
by Rachel Fox When I began this program at San Jose State University, I was already employed as the Circulation Manager at a small academic library. There have been many times during my academic career at San Jose State University where my classes and my professional work have connected, but this past year, a particular project stood out when I…
By Grace Chilingirian and Allison Coltin This fall, the San Diego Area Law Libraries Association will be launching “SANDALL Buddies," a new mentoring program that pairs up professional law librarians with library students, new librarians and other types of librarians who are interested in the field of law librarianship. The pairs can choose to perform a variety of activities together,…